Mr. Murse

Mr. Murse

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  1. Murse :)

    Mr. Murse replied to mosaicism105's topic in Men in Nursing

    I feel sorry for all of you who work places that being male nurse really makes any difference at all aside from the occasional patient not wanting a man bathe them or put a foley in. Male or female,...

  2. I shouldn't be a nurse

    Mr. Murse replied to scarednurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in clinicals an order had changed on a patient's med which I didn't catch, nor did my instructor although they had accompanied me in giving the med. I ended up in a similar situation. Most...

  3. Do nurses eat their young?

    Mr. Murse replied to Pumpkinn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    there are good and bad, nice and mean people in every profession. In the time I've worked in nursing, I've not met anyone who I thought was intentionally "eating the young" or treating a new nurse...

  4. ACLS or PALS

    Mr. Murse replied to nancynvu1407's topic in General Students

    First of all, I can't speak for other parts of the country, but ADN nurses in my area really don't have much of a problem with getting a job simply because of their degree. I have heard other states...

  5. No Good Very Bad Nursing Instructor

    Mr. Murse replied to misskitty22's topic in General Students

    You will come across all kinds of no good very bad people in the world, especially the medical world. They will come in the form of doctors, managers, coworkers, and patients. Sometimes you will be...

  6. Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    Mr. Murse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I think there are occasions when the male factor affects a situation directly, but more often than not, in my opinion, people are putting far more emphasis on it than it deserves. For all of you who...

  7. Is nursing for me?

    Mr. Murse replied to lbufi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ultimately it is something you'll have to figure out on your own, but my advice would be first of all to really look into what the nursing job actually is. See if a hospital in your are has a shadow...

  8. can i drop bsn school and get aas for now

    Mr. Murse replied to iluvpink29's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    To the OP, this is a public message board, not your personal group of advisors, we are not required or obligated to "follow" your "directions". It's kind of condescending to even imply that. Anyway,...

  9. speeding ticket will i get hired?

    Mr. Murse replied to yajaira21's topic in General Nursing

    it's cute that you thought a speeding ticket would prevent you from getting a job.......if you only knew what some nurses have on their

  10. Complaining about your employer, loudly, at nurses' station

    Mr. Murse replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One aspect no one has addressed yet is that people that openly whine about their jobs are really just belittling themselves. Seriously, if you can't either find a better job, or find a way to make...

  11. Complaining about your employer, loudly, at nurses' station

    Mr. Murse replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Everyone in any type of public service industry knows that you don't have to just spill the "whole truth" every time a "customer" asks you a question, ESPECIALLY about personal issues. If a patient...

  12. IV pushes

    Mr. Murse replied to #NurseB's topic in Patient Medications

    wow. that's incredible. never even heard of anything near

  13. IV pushes

    Mr. Murse replied to #NurseB's topic in Patient Medications

    What?!?! A patient getting 200 MILLIGRAMS of dilaudid in an hour? or up to 400mg if you gave the boluses? are you sure you've got your units right? the most I've ever seen is a patient on a high dose...

  14. IV pushes

    Mr. Murse replied to #NurseB's topic in Patient Medications

    Our pharmacy policy with that is

  15. IV pushes

    Mr. Murse replied to #NurseB's topic in Patient Medications

    Unless you're in an emergency situation or giving one of the few drugs that require very quick administration, "slamming" is a stupid way to push meds. Of course, many meds won't necessarily hurt the...

  16. Miserable RN

    Mr. Murse replied to berhaelee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm surprised that you got fired for one med error that had no negative outcome. I don't mean to make negative assumptions, but in my experience (nursing and otherwise) when someone is fired one small...

  17. ICU pay differential?

    Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    Anyway, again, thanks of the input everybody. Gave me a different perspective on the

  18. ICU pay differential?

    Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    haha, I guess we still live "back in the day" around here, because I still get a differential when I charge or work weekends and nights. We still have a hire on bonus too for our ICU's, which...

  19. ICU pay differential?

    Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    I keep seeing the same questions about why I think critical care nurses deserve to be paid more, please see my previous posts. Obviously I'm not the only one that sees why it makes sense because there...

  20. ICU pay differential?

    Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I feel like critical care nursing is a more specialized field and hence deserves different pay, as many hospitals apparently do. ACLS was one example, the...

  21. ICU pay differential?

    Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    are they paid the same as general med/surg

  22. ICU pay differential?

    Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    Well, for one example, ACLS is required for our ICU's. We also are required to go through an intensive care training course, but maybe that's not common elsewhere. I haven't worked many places so I...

  23. ICU pay differential?

    Mr. Murse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for the input. I guess it makes me feel a little better knowing it's not uncommon. Up until this year, our hospital DID pay more for intensive care nurses, and I thought it made sense. Most...

  24. Am I being bullied? Or is this normal?

    Mr. Murse replied to baymar67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As I've told many a new nurse and someone else has already said on here: stand your ground. If someone tries to belittle you for something you had never even been taught to do, don't apologize and...

  25. non-religious overseas medical work

    Mr. Murse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm interested in doing some medical work overseas, but I'm no longer religious and was wondering about organizations or programs that are not religiously affiliated. I know of Doctors without...